The Cockney who said he valued Switzerland for its mountain hair has a supporter in a writer in the Irish Independent, who remarks: "There are many mountains in the country now bare and desolate, whose brows, if whiskered with forests, would present a striking appearance."
Geographical Catechism.—Q. What do we now call the Isle of Patmos?
A. Ireland.
Refreshment for Man and Beast.—Traveller in Ireland (who has been into a shebeen). "But are you not going to bait the horse?"
Pat. "Is it bate him? Sure, and didn't I bate him enough coming along?"
Irish Gent (paying debt of honour.) "There's the sovereign ye kindly lint me, Brown. I'm sorry I haven't been able——"
Saxon (pocketing the coin). "Never thought of it from that day to——By Jove! 'forgot all about it——"